The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-14

| VOlou W pOWuH anu ID ID uOb likely 10 Do
0VerthIOWn On long As 1t shall allow
patriotic and progressive Democracy to
lead lt. The marrow margin that CleVe
land had In 1884 is by no means = critic
rion with which to judge the Democrat
10 strength In 1888. White 1t Is true
that Cleveland was elected by accident
In 1884. yes the candidate
OF the Dem0crtiS party Is Just
as likely to have walk over
In 1888 ss not. The difference in time
is just four years. A great many things
may take place In this period of time.
The political attitude may bO ent rely
reversed. Political sentiment may
cnanRe. What would probably win Q
victory to day would not Wil 1t In q
year from now and vice versa. A good
illustration Of this was tina election of
Hill 10 rhS GOVernBhip Of Nav York In
1885 In 1884 the mugwumps supported
ths Democratic ticket and elected 1t by
1000 majority. The mex. year, with the
mugwumDs as bitter ag4inst the Demo-
cratic ticket as they had been enthusi-
astlc for 1t the year before, the Demo-
cratic ticket had more than ten times
the majority 1t hsd the year before.
Mhen the Democratic ticket was beat
en- In 1850 by trying to elect three Pre-
Sidents Instead Ut QUE, many Democrats
| doubtless thought that In 1854, with .
united party, they could easily defeat
Llns0'n.' In 1864 the party was united
and they pu1 up Gen. Mcclellan for Pre-.
sldent. But Mcclellan did not have Gs
many electoral votes as either Bell or
Breckinridge had'in 1850 and only nine
more than Doug ass, while by the pOpn
lar vote he was beaten by nearly half
OF million. The people had tried -four
years OF Republican administration and
liked It and they were 10th to change.
La 1868 the Democratic party OOd but
little better show to elect It's candidate
than In 1864, and In 1872 It stood no
show aS all. SO 1t will De seen that az
tor q party once gets inl0 power, as long
as 1t behaves Itself and K cps free from
mal-admlnistTatiOn, 10 cannot be easily
oVerthrOWn. This Is ore cisely the case
with the Democratic party to day. 1
has now been In power two years ard IL
has given general satisfaction to the
people. This Republican stump orators
prODhesied that II the Democrats got In
to power, the Rebel debt would be paid.
southern soldiers pensiODed, and the ne
gro re- eDs DslaVed. More than this. They
predicted that II Cleveland was elected,
mills would shut down; wages WOulG
diminish; poor people would stsrVe. and
business stsgnatiOn would follow This
Is the kind of political clap trap that
has been used for years to keep the Re.
publican party In power, but these In
sane aDprehensiOns Of prostrsted indus
Try, trade and commerce from DsmO
cratic power have perlshed and will be
useless as eleCtloneariDg material In ali
future campaigns. Nobody has attempt
cd to pay the southern debt, nor pension
the Confederate soldiers, and tbs negro
still casts a frseman's vote. Neith.
ar have mills stopped; wages bs0p
cut down nor anybody starved
But on che contrary, there is q general
and growing trust In President Glove
land In all the active channels Of the
business Of the nation, and the financial,
l dnstriol and commercial interests Of
The whole country are now enjoying ex.
ceptlonal confidence and prosperity.
II this prosperity shall continue for an.
other year as now seems certain, the Re- |
Dnblicans would bO weaker and the |
Democrats stronger with the great and |
controlling business interest Of the |
country than they were ID 1884. And Ii |
Ia business after all that decides our |
Presidential struggles. Business re
viYal under Democratic adminiJtra-
Ion, therefore means Republican weak. |
0ess and Democratic strength In 1888. |
IL the Republicans wish to overthrow
the Democracy next year they must
Eight their battle on different grounds
from what they did In 1884, and II they
expect to stand any show at all to elect
;heir candidate for President they must
loon Invent some political device that
will stop the general drift of conserVa.
tive voters towards the Democratic
party. .......
The Republican party is now oHt of
power. The spOiIs Of office, the solid
Uegro vote, and the PrOhibitionists
always voting the Republican ticket,
have been the agencies by which the /
party was held together, up1
10 1884. Bat what will the Republican
party have to hold Its organization
together IN 1888. The Democrats
now have the spOils and they
propose 10 use them to elect their candi-
late. The negro has discovered that
Democratic power does not mean his
70. 'e.anslsvament and that he Is about as
we'll IF under Democratic adminislra.
lion as under RepIblicsn one. The
& publicans have always had a mort {
gage on the negro Vtte and In every !
election 1t has been cast sOlidly against
he Democracy, Bat the negro vote
will now scatter and part of 1t will be {
Sst for the Democratic ticket. But how {
Dont the Prohibition vote. Up to 1884
: always went nearly solid for the Re {
publican ticket, bat 1t is now certain
hat the growing Prohibition element
'an never again be chained to the
IhsrlOt wheels Of the Republican ma. I
bine. In 1884 they polled 10000 votes.
n 1886 they pOlled about 288.0O0 3
'Otes. II this rate OF increase keeps on I
hey will poll nearly 100000 votes In
888 The Prohibition vote has always
'nlled most heavily from the Republi- 1
ans. These are questions that must be
AIKEN into consideration In prejadging
he battle Of 1888, and they will afford
ut little consolation to the thinking
In view Of all these facts then, there '
J nothing that will prevent the election = =
( q Dem0cratic President next year, ex-
ept some monumental Democratic fol.
?. The Republicans must not be un. .
lIndful Of the fact that whom the Dem
Gratis assumed control Of the Federal
OVernment there was tiDaneial dOpres.
on and business stagnRtiOn, and In Rd-
ltiOn to this they alsO predicted that II
he Democrats were successful there
Iould bO general disaster to the gov Il
rnment and the country. Bot instead =
general disaster there has been gen =
raj prosperity and business revival un- N
Or the Cleveland regiwe. Everything q
Oints to Cleveland as the candidate Of :,